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Molluscum Contagiosum 
Clinical 
 • Most common in school-age children 
 • Transmitted by direct contact
Contagiosum Clinical ... extremities • Spares ... palms and soles Management ... Contagiosum #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Management #Dermatology
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
antiphospholipid antibodies ... FVIII antibody ... antiphospholipid antibodies ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology #coagulation
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... or Anti-NucIear Antibody ... refers to antibodies ... likely it will be clinically ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
associated with antibodies ... Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - Improves clinical ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Auto-antibodies ... : ANCA antibody, ... Anti-GBM antibody ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Sensitive Antibodies ... Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Clinical DX: - ... - LRP4 antibodies ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
- 1 or more clinical ... • Prothrombin Antibody ... • Cardiolipin Antibody ... Glycoprotein 1 Antibody ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... 3) Monoclonal antibodies ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... equina • GQ1b IgG Antibody ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management